Mark Steyn: We are at war with the losers

The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | 11/17/2001 | Mark Steyn

[veronica]

Mark Steyn is the greatest.

[WriteOn]

What a great editorial.

[ppaul]

Good one!
Thanks.

BUMP

[quimby]

Good post, and great read.

We are at war with the world's losers. And losers tend to lose.

The losers aren't all countries. There are more than a few columnists, pundits, and networks working hard to get/stay on the losers list.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"The difference between Vietnam and Afghanistan is"

This war is backed by the President, Congress and the people.
Johnson AND Nixon both went thru the motions only.
I served under both of them, so I know 1st hand the lack of military support they both REALLY showed.
Both parties in Congress also went thru the motions.
Both parties blamed each other as OUR body count went up.
Both political parties did nothing to rally the public to support our troops.
That is, in my opinion, the REAL difference between then and now.

[VOA]

Rolling Bump!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Last week, President Bush said, "Let's roll." We're rolling.

I like that!

[Travis McGee]

"Two months after the bloody attacks on American cities, the government that supported the men who did it has been overthrown and its troops are corpses in the dust."

I am certain that Assad, Mubarak, Saud, Qaddafi etc have not missed this point.

Saddam may feel he is so strong, with possible WMD ready to launch, that he will not be attacked.

We shall see.

[rockfish59]

the lefty know-it-alls!

that says it all!

[janetgreen]

Is Mark Steyn that cute little balding guy with the killer dry wit that is frequently on Hannity & Colmes? I *love* that guy.

I think that's Mark Levin. I like him too.

[JoeSchem]

Alliance field commanders, having acted so impressively on Ms Dowd's earlier advice, must wonder if she's going for the Pulitzer for columnar whiplash.

Colonic whiplash, maybe.

[stands2reason]

I LOVE THIS GUY!!!!

Pokey, is there room on your ping list for me?

[connectthedots]

Add me to the Steyn list as well.

[maica]

Last week, President Bush said, "Let's roll." We're rolling.

I like that!

I guess he was sending a REAL message to the troops with "Let's Roll!" after asking our media not to promote UBLs appearances on TV, which 'may have been used to send messages'.

What beautiful justice!

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks for the ping - I enjoyed this! One good ping deserves another (cover your ears!):

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[xsmommy]

serious fears that many Western aid workers will become disc-jockeys on KBUL ("No Beards, No Burqas, No Bee Gees").

this guy absolutely cracks me up!

[MeekOneGOP]

Great Post, Pokey! Thanks!

Bravo for our U.S. Special Forces!:

U.S. Special Forces November 12, 2001 in Afghanistan

U.S. special forces troops ride horseback as they work with members of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom on November 12, 2001. The U.N. envoy in charge of Afghanistan said on Friday the opposition Northern Alliance was delaying urgent efforts to arrange a crucial meeting on the central Asian country's political future. Picture released November 16, 2001. (Dept. of Defense via Reuters )

[grammymoon]

Please add me to your ping list too? Thanks.

[Petronski]

And then there's the grandees such as Arthur Schlesinger Jr who, being an Ivy League history prof, knows that Afghanistan is in the same general east-of-Martha's-Vineyard direction as Vietnam. "Our leaders gambled on the supposition that the unpopularity of the regime would mean the bombing would bring about the Taliban's rapid collapse," he wrote in The Independent this month. "Vietnam should have reminded our generals that bombing has only a limited impact on decentralised, undeveloped, rural societies."

What could be more pleasant to read on a fine Saturday morning than that Schlesinger had been so wrong so publically. Schadenfreude indeed!